Fixing OpenCV "h264 @ error while decoding MB" Console Warnings
Suppress and eliminate FFmpeg macroblock decode warnings caused by packet loss in OpenCV.
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#1Eliminating the Warning
This warning occurs when UDP packets are dropped mid-frame. Switching transport to TCP resolves packet drops:
os.environ["OPENCV_FFMPEG_CAPTURE_OPTIONS"] = "rtsp_transport;tcp"
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